By Dionne Meehan DONEGAL talent took centre stage in Florida recently as cheerleading team REIGN achieved international success at the prestigious Allstar World Championships. Under the guidance of coach Aoibheann Carlin, the team, from Derry-based cheer gym Galaxy Allstars, boasts a talented line-up that includes a strong representation from Donegal. The line-up featured Dungloe sisters […]
Leak detection works may impact water supply in Ramelton
RESIDENTS in Ramelton have been advised to prepare for potential water supply disruptions due to essential leak detection works, scheduled to take place later this week. These works are being carried out as part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme, which aims to improve the overall water network and reduce water loss. The scheduled works […]
Donegal has highest number of applications for Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant
DONEGAL County Council has received the highest number of applications for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, according to figures released by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne. As of the end of March 2025, Donegal received 1,114 applications, of which 811 have been approved. To date, €7,451,941 has been issued to Donegal applicants […]
Rosary to be held at Errigal for man who died this weekend
A rosary in memory of the late Carl Henderson will be held at Errigal this afternoon. The Armagh man died after collapsing while climbing Errigal Mountain on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services received the call shortly after midday when Mr Henderson, who was aged in his 40s, became seriously ill whilst climbing the mountain. Advertisement He was […]
Redress Party Councillors stage walk-out of council housing meeting
“We are sick and tired of sitting here month after month, while the biggest housing and humanitarian crisis in Europe is blatantly being ignored by the Housing Minister,” said Cllr Tomas Sean Devine, as all four 100% Redress Party councillors staged a walk-out at today’s Special Plenary Meeting on Housing in Donegal County Council. The […]
Water outages affect Letterkenny’s Main Street over the weekend
A MAJOR burst on a water mains along Letterkenny’s Lower Main Street left residents without water over the weekend. Staff from Donegal County Council and Uisce Éireann were deployed on Saturday to address the outage. Crews from Uisce Éireann returned again yesterday morning to carry out further repairs on the affected pipeline. Advertisement The disruption […]
Fire crews tackled St Mary’s Church blaze with water from stream
By Róise Collins CONCERNS have been raised over water pressure issues on the night of the devastating fire that destroyed St Mary’s Church in Derrybeg on Easter Monday. It has emerged that fire crews had to take water from a nearby stream as they attempted to battle the blaze. Advertisement The problem came to light […]
Man who passed away on Errigal Mountain named as Armagh man Carl Henderson
A MAN who died after collapsing while climbing Errigal Mountain on Saturday afternoon has been named as Carl Henderson of Fern Valley Close, Moira, Co Armagh. Emergency services received the call shortly after midday when Mr Henderson, who was aged in his 40s, became seriously ill whilst climbing the mountain. He was then airlifted to Letterkenny […]
Weather: Mix of cloud and hazy sunshine
TODAY will be quite cloudy to begin, with any remaining overnight rain and drizzle clearing by the early afternoon. It will be dry for the rest of the day with spells of hazy sunshine gradually breaking through as the day goes on. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees. Advertisement Tonight will be dry with […]